Posted by Michael Bradbury in Math, Video on 08 29th, 2008 | No Comments

10-year-old Science Whizz

Just as school is getting ready to start, here’s a story from across the pond that will make you want to pick up some light reading for your ,. A ten-year-old Manchester, England boy (and his mother) both received a B grade in science. The pair took the equivalent of the science SAT and passed...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Genomics, SciClips on 08 28th, 2008 | No Comments

Ringing Up the Wrong DNA

Ringing Up the Wrong DNA
Courtesy of Barcode of Life Initiative An ambitious undertaking to count and categorize all life on Earth is under way and has hit a new snag. With almost a half million species assigned unique DNA-based barcodes, a group of scientists is worried that the sampling technique may be leading to problems....
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, SciClips, Space on 08 26th, 2008 | No Comments

Telescope Bursts to Learn about Gamma Rays

Telescope Bursts to Learn about Gamma Rays
Astronomers wrapped the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope’s first all-sky map over a sphere to produce this view of the gamma-ray universe. Photo courtesy of NASA/DOE/International LAT Team A new, powerful telescope is beginning what astronomers hope will be a 10-year journey to gather information...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Biology, SciClips on 08 25th, 2008 | No Comments

Originating New Species

Originating New Species
Horned beetle, photo by Armin Mozcek The fittest do survive. But new research from Indiana seems to indicate that what makes a creature fit can be driven by other secondary characteristics. This can lead to rapid speciation. Originating New Species [ 3:25 ]
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate Change, Engineering, SciClips, Solar on 08 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment

SciFoo Pushes Science Into the Future

SciFoo Pushes Science Into the Future
Indoor Camping at Google, photo by Jim Hardy Ideas don’t happen in a vacuum. They need the nurturing hand of interaction and communication to be planted. The best way to foster the constant growth of ideas is by putting those having them in the same room. And, give them free reign. That’s...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Discoveries, Engineering, Geology, Marine Science, Physics and Chemistry, SciClips on 08 18th, 2008 | No Comments

Undersea Lab Selects Sites

Undersea Lab Selects Sites
Courtesy of University of Washington A summer cruise way off the coast of Oregon netted a group of scientists two sites for a proposed underwater sea lab. The cables for the network have to be laid in places that won’t be destroyed or disrupted. And, they made a few new discoveries along the...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Endangered Species, Video on 08 15th, 2008 | No Comments

Scientists Find More Gorillas in the Mist

Can there be more lurking in the mist? Despite a startling find that doubled the estimated number of western lowland gorillas in central Africa, scientists warned that hundreds of primate species remain in danger of extinction.
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Discoveries, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 08 13th, 2008 | No Comments

Invisible Optimism

Becoming invisible is one step closer to becoming science fact, rather than fiction. A new experiment allowed scientists to cloak a microscopic piece of dust. While success in masking dirt around the house could be useful, scaling the science of invisibility up to a level where we can all hide is a...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Video on 08 12th, 2008 | No Comments

Swim Tech Engineers Gold Medals

Scientists have been busily trying to help make swimwear more aquadynamic for this year’s Olympics. Milliseconds can mean the difference between triumph and defeat in the world of Olympic sports, leading more trainers and athletes to look toward technology as a tool to get an edge on the competition. A...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Consumer Safety, Genetics, Physics and Chemistry, Podcast on 08 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Anthrax Case Rests on Science

Anthrax Case Rests on Science
Bruce Edwards Ivins was the man behind the anthrax terror scare in 2001, according to an FBI task force. The agency, working for seven years with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, says the evidence shows that Dr. Ivins, a respected government microbiologist acted alone when he mailed the deadly substance...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Bioethics, Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Podcast, RawAudio on 08 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

Personlized Genome: A Discussion with Leading Minds

Personlized Genome: A Discussion with Leading Minds
Cells from children with genetic disease Progeria, photo by Brian C. Capell, NHGRI Some of the top scientific minds met at University of Washington last spring. Their purpose–to discuss the future of personal genomics. They met on the eve of the passage of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Discoveries, Space, Video on 08 1st, 2008 | No Comments

NASA Finds Water on Mars

NASA scientists say they have definitive proof that water exists on Mars.
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